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Eminent Authors Of all Ages and
All Countries.

The seventh volume Of AldeE's
Cyclopedia Of Universal Literature
now published contains geographic.
al sketches of about 100 authors. Of
all ages and.countries, with eopious
extracts from their writings, all
arranged in strictly alphabetical
order. The following are few of
the names included in the volume:
Andrew ]. Downing. the most
famous writer on Landscape
Gardening; Joseph Rodman Drake.
author of TIE Cpipr1 Fay: John
w. Draper, the American scientist
and historian; Prof Henry Drum
mond, whose recent work Natural
La,o in tie Spiritual World has
been pronounced almost a revela-
tom; John Dryden, the famous
British poet; Paul Du Chaillu. the
noted traveller in Africa and
Scandinavia; Madame Dudcvant.
("George Sand } the famous French
author; Jonathan Edwards, the New
England theologian; Ebenezer
Elliott, "the Corn-Law Rhymer"; /;
Ralph Waldo Emerson, philosopher
and poet; Thos. Dunn English.
author Of "Ben Bolt" and other
popular ballads and poems;
Epicteus, Epicurus, and Euripides.
Greek classic authors; Erasmus, wit.
scholar and reformer; Eusebius.
''the Father Of Ecclesiastical His
tory Marian Evans, better known
as George Eliot; William NJ.
Evarts and Edward Everett. states.
men and orators; John Evelyn,
whose DidrY is one Of the most
famous in English Iiterture; Fabcr
and Farrar, both famous in Chris
tian literature; and Faraday, the
most Christian Of scientists.
The scope Of the Cyclopedia is
broader than that Of any similar
work in any language. 1t embraces
not only the names and works of
writer's in the English language.
but also those Of prominent authors
Of all ages and countries who have
fairly made their mark in literature.
Greek, Latin, Danish, Dutch
French, German, Italian, Persian
Portuguese, Spanish, Swedish,
Russian, etc, the works in foreign
languages being given in translations
into English.
The work Of the editors is now
so far advanced that volumes will
hereafter be published st com.
paratiyely brief intervals. The
publishers descriptive catalogue
| (64 pages OF standard books viii
be sent free 70 any applicant. JonS
y. ALDEN Publisher, sos Pearl
Street, New York, or Lakeside
Building, Chicago.
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Industry Rewarded.

In real estate office the other
day heard a gentleman relating
the experience OF an eastern friend
of his who many years ago, for a
bad G debt of $4,000 was com
PEELED to accept western land Of the
estimated value of $4,000. He
paid constantly increasing taxes
upon the land for number of years
without going TO see it. One day
his agent telegraphed him, asking
what he would take for the land,
which had come to be far within the
corporate limits Of Chicago The
owner figured that, taxes and inter
est, the land had cost him $40, 900,
and more in a joke than anything
else, not dreaming that the offer
would be accepted, wrote tele-
gram saying that he would take
$50 600 cash for the property. He
sent the message by his office boy
to the telegraph Office where the
clerk insisted that the sum be spelled
out in the message. The office
boy rewrote it, and by mistake
wrote FIVE hundred thousand dollars
In an hour back came the reply,
"Oher OF half a million dollars ac.
cepted; make deed and come on
and get certified check" The man
made the Office boy a handsome
present for his clerical error and
gave his old.time debtor $4,000
with which to re.estahlish himself
i'm hnsincss.
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Bccchcr,s Wisdom.

Every farm should have a good
farmer.
A man never has good luck who
has a bad wife.
The masses against the classes,
the world over.
a man who does not love praise
is not full man.
A man must ask leave ofhis stUm-
ach TO be happy man.
1t takes longer for man 20 find out
man than any other creature that is
made.
Flowers arc the sweetest thing
that God ever made and forgot to
puta soul into
a man without self restraint is
like a barrel without hoops and
tumbles TO pieces.
Whoever makes home seem TO
the young dearer and more happy
IL a public bencfactor.
That cannot be q healthy condi
ton in which few prosper and the
great mass are drudges.
One Of the original tendencies of
the human mind, fundamental and
universal, IS tae love Of other peo.
pies privare affairs.
This is q good world 10 SIN in, but.
so FAR as men are concerned, IL is q
very hard world to repent IN. II Is
bitter world; u IS cruel world.
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Our Book Table.
Frank Lcslic's sunday Magazine

For August, 1887, affords pleasant
midsummer reading for all. Stories
and poems abound and yet the
claims of those who like more solid
reading are not over looked. The
eyes of all now looking toward
France, the articles on "Chantilly,
the Duced Aumalc's princely gift to
the French nation, and the enter.
tanning description of "Nletz, its
Monuments and Memories" will
be especially attractive. Both ar
ticles are profuscly illustrated. DR..
Talmage's sermon is THE Ships of
War and was delivered by him TO
the Veterans OF the American Navy
on the day before Decoration Day,
at the special request of the men of
the navy, both North and South and
editorially he discusses sympathy
and common Sense LITERARY
Pillage," apropos of some recent
charges Of plagiarism, and "Streaks
of Light in the Cloud" Those
who have followed the course of
the two serial stories, "In Exchange
for SOUL by Miss Linskill and
"Iiis Banner Over Me-" by Miss
Mathews, will be specially interest
cd in this number for exciting
periods are reached, and the two
short stories, 'rhc Convict's
Message" 10y Florence b. Hal
lowell, and "a Romance of an Old
Dress" by Millie w. Carpenter,
both convey excellent morals.
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A newly-appointed dog.
was handed warrant for the seiz-
ure of an unlicensed dog. On reach
ing the house Of the owner of the
dog he said;
Tap av the marnin' to yer, marm.
An hav' yez or noice bulI.purp N
the housef"
mo, SIR" Indignantly replied the
lady; 1--WE keep our dog in the barn"
"Thankye marm; thankye, kind
~. Oi behave Oi'll TAX er luik nj
i'm, ef yer plaze."
lie walked into the back ward,
where he found the dog in kennel
by the barn. Taking out the war.
rant, he removed his hat and, plac
ing one arm akimbo, he read the
warrant to the dog as if II were the
riot act, then commenced to tussle
to get him out of the kennel. After
half an hours hard work he sue
ceeded in getting a chain around
his neck, and he dragged him to
the station, where he tied him to
the railing.
Here he is, cap'n; an the divirs
own tonne Oi had or bringing av
i'm. Begorra, Oi think ye'd orter
add er charruge Of disorderly con.
duct an resistin an OFFICER"
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The Girl of To-day.

If there is anything we know
less about than we think we do, il is
the girl, and of this the girl is glad,
for there is nothing She hates to be
known about her rs the truth.
We have been acq quaintcd with
her for along time and watched her
pranks from afar; seen her cut the
pigeon wing and knock the
back step in the back yard, when
she thought she had no spectator;
but still we don't know her.
From the time she is big enough
10 swing on the gate and tic a rib.
bon in double bow knot she be.
gins to locate sweetheart, and she
keeps this up until he is located in
the backyard exerting his talents
dissecting stove wood.
She will talk with you two hours
without being able to repeat word
you have said, but will know how
long you have worn your duds, and
how many buttons have lost their
grip.
She will attend church, listen
with absorbed intent TO eloquent
and pathetic sermons, then return
home and eXpatiatc upon the hor.
rible fit OF Miss Shows new basque
She will go to the table, mince
over delicacies with the most fas.
tidious taste, then slip back in the
kitchen and eat raw potato.
She will wear out her best pair
Of shoes dancing all day, then at.
tend ball at night and complain oil
being out of practice.
She may be a little dull on math.
cmatics, but invariably solves the
problem Of putting a No. foot in q
No. 3 shoe.
She will wear out two old drcsse,
running around trying to find Cut
how to make new one in the --latest
style.
She will break the point off hel
brothers knife making a crack tc
peep at strangers when they come
visiting.
She will greet you with the most
bcwitching smile, and laugh at your
stupidness when you are gone.
She will walk three squares tc
get peep at her beau, and then
pass by without looking at him.
She viii spend all night writing
a carefully worded letter, in tho
most precise hand, to her Simon
Suggs, and then scratch off page
to her sister that the very old Harry
couldn't read.
She viii be the most dcvout
creature on earth and hate the earth
that Sallie Grimes walks on.
She will be industrious and eco.
uomical FOR a month, and then spend
the savings for red ribbon.
She will slouch around the house
for a week making preparation tc
look neat on Sunday.
She will hirt with all the best
young men in the neighborhood and
finally marry some good -for-noth-
ing.
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CEREDO, WAYNE co. w. VA, THURSDAY, July 2s 1887

your teacher. / would like to have
you tell him what your former
teacher did, so that he can 90 right
on in the same way"
Immediately a demure miss of
fourteen years arose and said: "The
hrst thing our teacher always did
was to kiss us all aroundn
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Joncs-"Yes sir I have been
insuIted, sir Ny blood boils when
i think Of it,
Smith--"But in what wayf'
~ on know my name was on the
jury list last week.
Yes"
"Well, was there and was put
on the jury at once"
" Nothing remarkable 10 that"
"Y as, but you forget not single
lawyer on either side obicctedto me.
Could anything be more insulungY' .
what Not objccting to youY'
COZ course. They must have
taken me for q natural born mum
skull or they wouldn't have been so
willing.
Nature will always take the color
Of the spcctaclcs we wear
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Some little time ago a young la
dy, who had been teaching a class
Of half grown girls in the Sunday
school Of DR. B's church, Brooklyn,
was called away from the city ren.
dcring IT necessary to fill her place.
The superintendent, after looking
over his available material for
teachers, decided 10 request one OF
the young gentlemen OF the congrc-
CATION 20 take the class
Ii so happened that the young
man upon whom fell the superin-
tendents choice, was exceedingly
bashlul-so much so, in fact, that
he insisted upon the superintend-
cnt going and presenting him to the
class. Accordingly the two gentle
man appeared ON the little platform
and the superintendent began
~ oung ladies, | wish 10 introduce
TO you Mr. G who viii iu future be
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The Hut Was Taken.

Chicago Tribune.
The young ladies of the West
side are sometimes compelled to
give necessary hint TO their lovers,
who, as rule are bashful and re.
served. y pair Of admireres were
sitting IN the parlor of bolevard
residence and she nestled close by
his side, but he seemed distant.
George, what makes you so re-
scr,cdi" she said.
why Angie, am not, am II
came up on a West Madison car
and was nearly squeezed to death. "
"Oh, how nice! How | should
like to have come up with you"
SHOULD you Angler" looking
tenderly in the eyes. "Whyp
''Oh, should like to-er-to be
squeezed almost TO death"
She was squeezed.
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Ask some men for an advertise.
ment or local-they answer they
don't believe in advertising "a pa.
per Is never read. Let this same
man be caught kissing his neigh.
bor's wife, and IL the printing Office
sin an attic in thcvcry top Ola six
story building be will climb % The
very dooron his knees to beg The edi .
Tor 90 keep siill, SON know every
body will see it. W..
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Ponsonby Heard you called
on Miss Baglcy last night"
DE Twirligcr (gloomily)-"So
dii Had q nice time. except 20.
ward thc close of the evening.
She was cold to yous"
oh, no very warm; but her faith.
er--er-h he came down stairs as /
was leaving and assisted me to-er
leave"
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w. a. Garner, Of Logansport.
Ind, wakened up in the night and
misiook bis wife who was standing
az the window for a burglar and
shot her dead.
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Select Poetry.
FALLEN!
ny Mrs. N. A. KIDDER.

FALLEN!
ny Mrs. N. A. KIDDER.
Upon life's wave,
An outcast, driven
From 10y and hope.
From love and heaven.
Ah.not from heaven
We humbly trust,
For Jesus died,
And hope we must
That pallid check.
That faultless brow,
They were not always
Stained as now.
Their marble whIteueSs
Once has prcst,
In Innocence,
a mothers breast.
Those slender hands,
30 Whlte and fair,
Once claspcd her knees
In childish prayer.
And those young feet
Poor wayward feet
Have trod I'm pathways
Pure and sweet.
oh, fidthlcss mani
BE yours the sin
That trusting heart
To WOO aud win.
That tender love.
Yours, yours alway,
So soon 20 mock
And cast away.
But know, the Lord
VIII rccompcnso
Your action in che
Highest sohSei
His written vows
Hell surely keep;
What ye have sown
That shall We reapi
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Move up, move up front. said
? Boston conductor, 'ihis lady's
hustle is out m The rain.
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Bring your job work to dis Office.
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Ccredo, j s. Potts. conductor
wednesday and Thursday before
The 4ih sunday in September, 1887.
Greeubricr J S. Marcum, con.
ductor. "wednesday and Thursday
before The 9th sunday in Novcm.
ber, 1857.
Beulah Ann. W. a. Ni,holas
conductor. Wednesday andThurs.
day before The 3rd Sunday iu June
1855
I. DrcKEEeoN. Cielt
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1887-02-12
N 0 T &c E.

To the public Of the 2lst Judicial Dis
trict of the State of Louisiana.
Take notice that at the request OF the
members of the Bar OF this 21st judicial
District of the State of Louisiana, His
Honor the Judge Of said District has on
the 9th day Of December 1885, In open
Court, given the following order, viz:
There shall be held for the Parish OF
st. Martin four regular terms OF Court
per annum viz: A Jury term Of Court, on
the first Monday Of February; A Civil
term Of Court on the first Monday Of May;
A Jury term Of Court, on the first Mon
day Of September and a Civil term Of
Court on the first Monday of NOvem-
Der.
And for the Parish of iberia, there
shall he also held four regular terms OF
Court per annum, viz: A Civil term on
the first Monday Of January; A Jury term
on the first Monday Of April; A Civil
term on the first Monday of June and a
Jury term, on the first Monday of OctO-
Der; the said order to take effect from
and after the first day Of March next
1887.
Witness the Hon. James Z. MOutOn
Judge of said Court, at st. Martinsville
Parish Of st. Martin, La, this 18th day OF
January A. d. 1887.
A. v. FOurnet.
Clerk of Court.
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Bird ward-The 3rd ward beginning at
the junction of Bayou Capucin and Tor
tue to northern line Of I 10 E then
due East to lower line OF land formerly
belonging to Sidney MOutOn. then fol-
lowing Sidney MOu.On lower line TO
Bayou Teche, then following the Bayou
Teche to the land of Joseph Potter, then
following land OF Joseph Potter to upper
line of Albert BrOussard, then following
upper line of Albert BrOussard to 40 ar
penis, then following same course X oO1a
4 to West boundary line OF End ward.
The 3rd' ward comprising all the terri
tory North OF 1st ward, west OF IND ward
east Of you TOrtue and South OF line
dividing ward 3rd and 4th wards above
described.
4th., ward.-The northern limit OF the
4th., ward begin at s. Il. corner OF sec: W
T. 8 S. n 5 4. or limit between 81. Mar
tin and Lafayette from that line across
the land Of S. V. Martin, to west end OF
cOulee LatiOlais then following said
coulee LatiOlais to the n < corner OF Lou
Leblanc land thin following Lou lie
Blanc to the lower line OF DeclOuets Ma
gents plantation then, following the
lower line of the Magenta plantation 10
| Bayou leCue, tItu lUllOWiuS DoyUu 40
che to the upper line of the land OF Mrs.
Felix BrOvssard formerly We Pierre
Broussard, then following upper line Of
Felix Broussard to the 40 arpents then
i'm an easterly direction following the
bank line Of 40 arpents from Teche to
the eastern line Of Arcade Patin then
following the eastern line Of Arcade Pa
tin to the North line Of T r 6 E, then
East to the west line Of the End ward
the 4th ward comprising all the terri.
tory North of Bird ward, West of End ward
East of Lafayette and South OF line pre-.
sently described between Wards 4th. and
9Th.
9Th. ward-TO comprise all the terri
tory North of 4th ward, west of End. ware
South Of st Landry Parish, and West o.
, Lafayette Parish.
Aplat made by S.V. Martin, showing
the territory of St. Martin Parish divides
in Wards is also accepted as an illustra
ton of the division Of the Parish II
, wards.
4 There being no further business t.
, deliberate upon, the meeting was ad
journed. Atrue copy from the Minutes
A MARAIST, Clerk P.
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Notice to the Public.

DIR. william Waid, the most powerful
Root Doctor known, is now residing In
this town, in the building belonging to
]. F. Psnne, adjoining Pierre Jo1rnet's.
He is ready to serve the public at any
time. especially families, which he will
serveby the year on reasonable terms.
Call and give him trial.
Waid's Salve cures Burns, Sores, Cuts
and Rheumatic pains. Price one dollar
per bottle when prescribed.
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E. r. KNIGHT,

Takes this method of in
forming the public in general
and his friends in particular
that he has resumed business
at the old stand, and will be
happy to serve them to the
best of his ability, and with
the best of everything in the
grocery line. Call and be
convinced.
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A Rare Chance.

We offer to our readers, and the
public the grandest offer ever made in
this parish. We will furnish the Mes
senger and The Mayflower, of Var
mouthport, Mass, an eight page family
paper, for one year, for 81.35.
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Five Dollars Reward.

A light bay horse branded thus "53
on the hind hip, shOd in the two fore feet
and having the two hind feet white, was
stolen in the town of New Iberia on
Christmas day. A reward OF i've dol
lars will be paid for his return.
MATHURIN REGIS.
st. Martinsville La, Jan. 18th 1887.
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HUNTERS & TRAPPERS,

Send for price list of raw furs and
skins, Alligator hides, Plume birds and
water-fOwls skins. to
W. GOULDSPEE,
80 Haverhill St., Boston, Mass.
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Martial BienVenU,

Dealer in
Dry Goods, Shoes. Hats, Fancy Goods,
and Family Groceries.
A speciality of Ladies fancy goods, such
as Flowers, Feathers, ornaments and AL
kinds of trimmings for ladies hats,
Mrery and Feed Stable.
Main Street, St, Martinsville, La.
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Confined from First Page)

Confined from First Page)
Expenses of Prisoners in Jail 1850
Amount required to meet the
current criminal expenses during
tie year 1887 $500
Salary OF the Assessor $3.50
Clerk Police Jury 20O
4" Accountant 100
Coroner 200
Official Journals $50
Police Jurors per
diem 4 mileage GOO
Keepers Of Bridges 80
Jury Commissioners 80
&" Clerk of Court for
Indexes 200
To the Sheriff his Com
mission as Tax Coll. $50
To the Treasurer 800
Paupers 100
4" Porter 100
Bal. due on building bridge
at st. Martinsville 600
OH Debt Of 1885 $50
1886 1000
the Funded Warrants 1900
Roads d Bridges 1900
Incidental expenses $50
-.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-02-15
LOCAL NOTICES.

We make specially of flour and retail
II at wholesale prices. Streckfus &
Schsab
Tenderloin, spare ribs, sausage meat,
kettle rendered and leaf lard, at Gil
more's pork house.
You can get cut rates over any railroad
Al Bake's ticket office 1903 Second
avenue div
Go to the city mills for your -four, buck
wheat, rye -four, rye meal. graham, corr
meal, ground fresh every day Streckfus
It Schaab
Insure in the BoyIston Insurance Co. of
Boston, Mass. organized 1872 Assets
nearly 81 900, 900. Peasants & Hurst.
agents. Office over Rock Island National
Bark
Stop and figure what 50 pounds of oats
and 81 pounds OF shclled corn cost, then
see what the city mills sell 100 pounds
Of chop feed for Streckfus & Schaab.
/ l. Parmeuter, attorney at law.
Makes collections. loans money and will
attend TO any legal business intrusled to
hin Office, postoffice block. Rock Isl
and, Ills. ds&w1y
TaXes.
The taxes for 1886 are now due. Office
in TIE court house.
GEO. E. LAMBERT, Collector.
Bsrth & Babcock Dentists.
M. 1874 Second avenue. Special atten-
ton paid to saving the natural teeth and
Inserting teeth without plates.
VIM. McEnIry,
Attorney at law, loans money on good
security. makes collections. Reference,
Mitchell y Lynde, bankers. Office in
post office block
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-02-15

81 never see any ghosts or hoodoos on
the track said an old grizzled engineer
on the Northwestern road the other day.
but there's spot a piece up the track
that | never pass without feeling sort Of
uneasy. Seven years ago was coming
into town at pretty lively trot when
Jake, my fireman, who was on the look
out, yelled to me that there was some
thing on the track Although it was late
in the evening and rain was falling furi-
ously | could see dark object on the
track at the Ashland avenue crossing. !
gave the whistle lever q yank, reversed
the engine and sanded the track, but all
to no purpose. We were going too fast
to make a quick stop, and in less than
five seconds the engine shot into the OBJ
struction, if such it may be called, and
hurled it to one side.
As we sped by heard a scream and
saw girl dancing wildly en- the sidewalk.
As soon as We came TO a full stop found
that we had run into a baby carriage
which a servant girl had abandoned in
her fright at the fast approaching head
light of our engine The child? Poor
thing it was crushed like an egg shell
Every time pass that crossing see the
little white face and the 'broidered dress
all stained with red Even the old engine
seems TO tremble as she wheels over the
spot. To me this stretch of track is the
worst on the whole line. Other engineers
have their wicked rails further ont of
town - hiCagO Herald